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Monday, February 13, 2012

Guest Post: Beauty by Arielle's Hair Tips

I have something special for you all! Arielle of Beauty by Arielle and I are doing a blog swap today! She's posting for me here, and I'm writing over at her blog. Make sure you check it out:) xoxo, Kristen

I want to thank Kristen for participating in this blog swap with me
today! I am very excited to share this post on hair washing with all of
you!

We
all wash our hair on a daily basis and have done so for years, so why
do we need tips on it? Good question. I thought I for sure had this
beauty ritual down. Wrong.

About a year ago I was listening to Cosmo Radio and
they had a guest who was talking about hair care tips. What I
discovered was that there is the wrong way to shampoo your hair!

The only area shampoo should be lathered into is the scalp not throughout
all of the hair. When you rinse there will be enough shampoo to run
down the rest of your hair and effectively clean the rest. Shampooing
all of your hair will dry out the ends.

The amount of shampoo is important as well. For longer hair, the size of
a quarter is enough. As the length decreases so should the shampoo
amount.

This
is a great tip I learned from a hairstylist. When you use the same
shampoo day to day and week to week it tends to build up in your hair.
Switching shampoos on a weekly basis will prevent this build up from
happening. For example, week 1 use favorite shampoo 1 on week 2 use
favorite shampoo 2. Then, switch back and forth. The stylist pointed out
that this tactic is especially good for color treated hair.

Conditioning
the roots will only weigh your hair down. The only strands that need
conditioning are from the point where you would make a low ponytail to
the ends. Also, leave conditioner on for a minute before rinsing so it
can penetrate into the follicles.

When I bleached my hair, I'm a brunette, I used this conditioner twice a
week and it left my locks nice and soft. This conditioner is safe for
color treated hair and the rosemary mint smells fantastic!

Do you have any hair tips you swear by?

Arielle is the author and creator of Beauty by Arielle. You can find her blog here. Her blog
is devoted to all things beauty related. She features product reviews,
hauls, tutorials, tips, fitness, fashion and food. Arielle also hosts a
monthly guest blogger series. If you wish to participate you can e-mail
her at beautybyarielle@gmail.com . You can also follow her via Google Friend Connect by clicking here.